Protocol Number: 03-M-0035

Title:

Screening and Follow-Up for Childhood Onset Psychotic Disorders

Number:

03-M-0035

Summary:

The purpose of this study is to screen and evaluate children with psychotic disorders to establish or confirm their diagnosis and to collect data about their condition. This study will also recruit individuals for various treatment studies.

Childhood psychotic disorders are debilitating conditions in which children have auditory or visual hallucinations and disorganized thoughts. This study will examine psychotic disorders in children in an inpatient setting.

Participants in this study will be admitted to the NIH Clinical Center for up to 9 weeks under one or more of the following conditions: current medication, no medication, or tapered medication. Participants will undergo blood, urine, metabolic, and intellectual functioning tests. An electrocardiogram (EKG) and electroencephalogram (EEG) will be performed. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain will be taken and infrared oculography will be used to measure eye movements. Participants and their family members may also be asked to participate in a study of genetics in children with psychotic illnesses. Children meeting criteria for childhood onset schizophrenia may be offered participation in a medication comparison protocol.

Sponsoring Institute:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Recruitment Detail

Type: Active Accrual Of New Subjects

Gender: Male & Female

Referral Letter Required: No

Population Exclusion(s): None

Eligibility Criteria:

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Boys and girls age 6-18.

Onset of psychotic symptoms before 13th birthday and a presumptive diagnosis of either schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, MDI syndrome, or psychosis NOS.

Pre-psychotic IQ 70 or above.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Major neurological or medical condition (e.g. temporal lobe epilepsy for which patient is on active treatment), or other psychiatric diagnosis that is the main focus of treatment (e.g. serious eating disorder).

Special Instructions: Currently Not Provided

Keywords:

Schizophrenia

MDI

Schizoaffective

Recruitment Keywords:

Schizophrenia

Schizoaffective

Psychotic Disorder

Multidimensionally Impaired Syndrome

Conditions:

Childhood Onset Psychotic Disorders

Investigational Drug(s):

None

Investigational Device(s):

None

Contacts:

Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office
Building 61
10 Cloister Court
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4754
Toll Free: 1-800-411-1222
TTY: 301-594-9774 (local),1-866-411-1010 (toll free)
Fax: 301-480-9793

Electronic Mail:prpl@mail.cc.nih.gov

Citations:

Cantor S, Evans J, Pearce J, Pezzot-Pearce T. Childhood schizophrenia: present but not accounted for. Am J Psychiatry. 1982 Jun;139(6):758-62. PMID: 7081488

Green WH, Campbell M, Hardesty AS, Grega DM, Padron-Gayol M, Shell J, Erlenmeyer-Kimling L. A comparison of schizophrenic and autistic children. J Am Acad Child Psychiatry. 1984 Jul;23(4):399-409. No abstract available. PMID: 6747145

Beitchman JH. Childhood schizophrenia. A review and comparison with adult-onset schizophrenia. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1985 Dec;8(4):793-814. PMID: 3878510

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